Equity Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ:EQBK) Director Michael R. Downing sold 8,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $29.82, for a total transaction of $238,560.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link.

Equity Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ:EQBK) traded down 0.53% during midday trading on Monday, hitting $30.23. 6,666 shares of the company traded hands. Equity Bancshares Inc. has a 12-month low of $16.00 and a 12-month high of $33.01. The company has a market cap of $248.46 million and a PE ratio of 21.44. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $26.72 and a 200-day moving average price of $24.08.

Equity Bancshares (NASDAQ:EQBK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 20th. The company reported $0.32 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.06. Equity Bancshares had a return on equity of 7.36% and a net margin of 16.70%. Analysts expect that Equity Bancshares Inc. will post $1.45 EPS for the current year.

Separately, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised shares of Equity Bancshares from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $25.00 to $27.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 28th.

Equity Bancshares Company Profile

Equity Bancshares, Inc is a bank holding company. The Company’s principal activity is the ownership and management of its subsidiary, Equity Bank (the Bank). The Bank provides a range of financial services primarily to businesses and business owners, as well as individuals through its network of over 30 branches located in Kansas and Missouri.